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I had the good fortune to conduct field-work with him in Brittany and the Basque country, and on both occasions I was struck by how quickly he picked up a conversational knowledge of the languages in question.’ I samhradh 1943 chuir sé a ainm síos do chúrsa tosaigh sa tSean-Ghaeilge a bhí á thabhairt ag Pokorny, scoláire a mbeadh mórthionchar aige ar dhul chun cinn an fhir óig; is faoi a bhí sé ag foghlaim na dteangacha Ceilteacha ar feadh trí bliana.